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The Network Modification Tool was used to identify WM tracts disrupted by PRLs and non-PRLs that were delineated on MRI. The Expanded Disability Status Scale was used to measure disability.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>MS patients had higher inflammatory activity in whole brain WM compared to healthy controls (p=0.001). Compared to patients without PRLs, patients with PRLs exhibited higher levels of inflammatory activity in the WM tracts disrupted by any type of lesions (p=0.02) or PRLs (p=0.004). In patients with at least one PRL, inflammatory activity was higher in WM tracts highly disrupted by PRLs compared to WM tracts highly disrupted by non-PRLs (p=0.009). Elevated inflammatory activity in highly disrupted WM tracts was associated with increased disability in patients with PRL (p=0.03), but not in patients without PRL (p=0.2).<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study suggests that patients with PRLs may exhibit more diffuse WM inflammation in addition to higher inflammation along WM tracts disrupted by PRLs compared to non-PRLs, which could contribute to larger lesion volumes and faster disability progression. 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